Anorexia and Chirodiscoides caviae infection in a guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
Lumeij, J.T.; Cremers, H.J.
Veterinary Record 119(17): 432
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900 PMID: 3466474 Document Number: 273993
A short-haired guinea pig with a history of diminished appetite and weight loss of 2 weeks duration appeared to be interested in food but had difficulty with eating. It also had pruritus with patches of alopecia and skin lesions on the hindquarters. The incisors were normal but after sedation with 15 mg ketamine and 0.04 mg atropine large quantities of hair were seen to have accumulated between the gingiva and premolars and molars. This was mainly on the buccal side in the upper jaw and the lingual side in the lower jaw. The guinea pig was shaved to prevent ingestion of hair and C. caviae was detected in hair samples. After removal of the accumulated hair and immersion in 0.15% trichlorfon, twice at an interval of 10 days, the guinea pig returned to normal.